Animal Attendant
Core
Provide daily care, husbandry, enrichment, and welfare support for animals in care at a shelter.
Role type
Animal Attendant (hands-on IC)
Builds
Safe, clean, and enriching animal housing environments
Domain
Animal welfare / Shelter operations
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal handling, animal health monitoring, behavioral support, volunteer coordination, record keeping, physical manual handling
Preferred skills
Certificate II/III in Animal Studies, training/coaching experience, computer system proficiency
Responsibilities
Provide daily care, husbandry, enrichment, and welfare support; maintain clean and hygienic animal housing; assist with health examinations and administer treatments; monitor animal health and escalate concerns; deliver training and behavior modification programs; coordinate and train volunteers; assist with admissions, transfers, and record keeping; support adoption activities; onboard and train new Animal Attendants.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC